The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-04
THE A. e. \. COLLEGE.
A LARGE CROWD FILLS THE
CHAPEL TO ATTEND
The Commencement EXerclses-Dr.
Greer's address, and Sermon
Visitors In Town.
ESPECIAL TO THk APPEAL.

STARKvILLE, Mrs, July 3-The
commencement exercises OF the A.
and NJ. College began today. Five
special trains from Stsrkville and one
from Columbus brought a very large
crowd, which filed the college chapel
to overt owing. Senator q Gorge and
Ex Gov. Stone are both In attend.
ance. Gov. LoWrey Is expected to-
morrow.
At III o'clock am. DR.. W. NJ. Greer,
President Of the Due West College,
South Carolins, was conducted 10 the
stand by Gen. Lee. Excellent music
Was furnished By q choir over which
Mrs Sullivan, OF stsrkyille, presided.
DR. Greer read the sixth chapter OF
Fret Timothy, ami then announced
ss his text the twelfth verse OF this
chapter. Fight the good fight OF
faith. He told us that man Was q
fighting animal, that Tie combalive
element in him Is universal and that
this combaiive element was a neteaa
~ factor In his composition, that the
largest standing armies we're found 10
Christian nations, and that phytical
forces ore stmstimes the agen-
cies OF moTsl forces without the
combaive oil .ment. He said there Ia
no manhocd, bul this combslive ele
ment must be iurntd TO the tsnse OF
Chritt. He spoke Of the marks OF
faith and defined faith as the sub.
stance OF things TO be 10 ed or. Take
hope from man today, sal be, and the
world will be crazy. His last appeal
WIS 10 the young men to gut on the
amor OF God aud engage In the war.
fare for Christianity. He held the
attention Of the large audience for over
an hour, and his sermon was received
with enthusiasm by all. After prayer
by the Rev. Mr.. Porter, Of Starkville,
and the presidents announcement Of
the order OF exercises for the nigh,
and the following day, the audience
was dismissed.
The night Exercises opened at $3.50
p. m. The Rev. DR.. Greer preached
an excellent sermon. Text from the
eleventh chanter Of Proverbs, eigh,
teenih verse; Panls Epistles, twenty
second chapter and eighth verse
and Gallacians, seventh verse
"Whatsoever q man soHeth that
shall he also reap" The sudienc,
was larger II anything thar
Mt IL o. m. Services tomorrow. Tn,
sophomores will speak at IL am.
and the Juniors at $50 pm. Th,
Nations, talute will be fred at IL m.
and a. Up. m. there will be q chan
battle II the weather permits.
IL has been raining all day, bu
there 10 now eoot reason 10 beliey,
that rain Ia over for q while.
Among the visitors nov present ar
graduates: b II. Lee, OF Harvard Uni
versity; W. l.. MCGEE, principal OF Oh,
Enterprise Academy L. b. Reid, 0
Ohickseaw county: r M. Bssttie, o
0ktibbaha; j. II. Harvey, Of Noxube
county and Dr.. &. A. Morris, OF Yszo
county; q. I. Hamilton, OF New OF
county and +. L. Hogan, Of 0klibbeh
county. OF those who used 10 b
students Of the college, we met tods,
Ms. Thomas +. stubts, Of Lee coun
ty; X. U. Fisop, OF same county; I
u, Cu1abac, OF Clarke county; Peree,
wser, OF L1wndes county; II. +. Bro
giles and w. l.. Brogles, OF Marior
county; T. B. Wilson, OF Neehob
county. Last night the FreehmAi
medal was awarded to Mr.. w. J. Val
entine, Of Starkvills. The COMMITTEE
g. decide upon the declarations wa
Messrs b. II. Lee, q. w. Wei.e an,
J. J. Hugsina Toe medal aEatde
by the department OF penmaDsbip 70
the creates. improvement durln
tbs scholastic year was de
Cided by Nesss. J., N
.dagruder, B. NJ, Walker, and L. n
X VI TO be the property Of Mr.. ]. w
Baker The medal was presented b.
Mr. Magruder. Alter the delivery :
medals Mr.. Crawford johnson, OF a.
Uoiversity OF Mississippi, enlertalns,
Us by reolting the piece on which h
wore the freshman medal at the lat
commencement exercises OF the uni
verify.